Greenhouse or other glazed structure.



No. 757,986. PATENTED APR. 19, 1904. G. B. WEATHERED. GREENHOUSE OROTHER GLAZED STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1903.

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W at 'fm/wi UNITED STATES Patented April 19, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

GREENHOUSE OR OTHER GLAZED STRUCTURE,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,986, dated April19, 1904.

Application filed July 24, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. WVEATHERED, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cranford, in the county of Union and State of NewJersey, have invented an Improvement in Greenhouses or other GlazedStructures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel form of greenhouse construction, withthe object of providing a light, strong, lasting structure and onehaving a minimum of parts to obstruct the light or cast a shadow upongrowing plants. In carrying out my invention I provide upon a suitablefoundation-wall an angle-plate of metal securely connected thereto. Abed-plate may be and is preferably employed below the angle-plate. Anangle-bar of parts preferably at an acute angle to one another occupiesa position parallel to the angle-plate and to the bed-plate whenemployed and a series of T-bar uprights extend between, are connectedto, and support the angle-bar at a predetermined distance above theangle-plate.

The sash-bar is preferably composed of a main wooden member andstiffening T-bar member connected together and given the desiredconformation for the roof or top of the structure. The wooden member iscut to stop at and rest upon the angle-bar, and the web of the T-barmember is cut transversely to set upon a flat top surface of theangle-bar, while the plate of the T-bar continues down ,over one surfaceof the angle-bar and is connected thereto.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through the foundation,the parts associated therewith n through the angle-bar, and an elevationof th e parts connecting the same and rising therefrom. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section at a: a of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3, a horizontal sectionat y y, Fig. 1.

The foundation-wall a may be made of any suitable material. Thesefoundation walls, however, are preferably of concrete. I prefer to placeon the top of this foundationwall a bed-plate 6, although I do not limitmyself to the employment of suchplate. Bolts 2 areadvantageouslyembedded in the concrete at suitable intervals, and theseextend through the angle-plate 0, resting upon the Serial No. 166,858-(No model.)

foundation, and where the bed-plate b is employed said bolts not onlypass through the angle-plate 0, but through the bed-plate Z), securelyconnecting both of these parts to the foundation. I

(Z represents bar uprights at their lower ends secured to the uprightmember of the angle-plate 0, the end faces resting either upon theconcrete or preferably upon the surface of the bed-plate b to take upthe strain of the weight from the connecting-bolts 3. These bar-uprightsare preferably of T form in crosssection, and at their upper ends theyare connected by bolts 4 to the vertical member of the angle-bar e. Theone part of this bar a is at an acute angle to the vertical part to shedthe water upon the outside, and this bar is preferably made with a flattop face 6'.

The sash-bars are preferably formed of the wooden bar f and theT-ironbar g, the web of said T-iron bar being let into a groove in theunder surface of the wooden bar, and the said bar 9 and the wooden bar fconnected together by screws, as shown in Fig. 3. The bars g and fl aresubstantially of the same sectional conformation. In connecting thelower ends of the sash-bars to the angle-bar e the wooden part f is cutat an inclination to rest upon the inclined upper surface of the bar 6,and the web of the T-iron bar 9 is cut through transversely, so that theweb portion at the end may rest directly upon the flat surface of thebar 6, while the plate portion lies flat against the inner surface ofthe upright portion of the bar 0 and continues down the face of the barand is securely connected thereto by bolts 5, screws 6 being employed toadvantage through the inclined portion of the bar a from the under sideinto the wooden bar f. It will thus be seen that the two partsconstituting the sash-bars substantially straddle the angle-bar e,producing a structure of great rigidity and also one in which there is adirect and vertical thrust.

I do not herein limit myself to the employment of the bed-plate 5 nor tothe cross-sectional form of the bar-uprights d, as the first of thesemay be employed or dispensed with and the form and proportions of thesecond may be varied.

. the lower ends of the wooden and iron bars to the angle-bar.

2. In a greenhouse structure, the combination'with a foundation, ofbolts let into the foundation at spaced-apart distances, an angle-plateupon the upper surface of said foundation and secured thereto by saidbolts, a series ofbar-uprights and bolts for connecting the same attheir lower ends to the vertical member of the angle-plate, an angle-barhaving one part at an acute angle to the other part and having anintermediate flat upper surface, means for connecting the said anglebarto'the upper ends of the series of bar-uprights, sash-bars eachcomprising a wooden bar and a T-iron bar with the web of the T- iron barlet into a groove in the under surface of the wooden bar with the lowerend of the wooden bar cut to rest upon the upper surface of theangle-bar, and the'web of the T-iron bar cut through so as to rest onthe flat surface of the angle-bar and the plate of the T- iron bar topass down inside of the angle-bar, and means for securing both thewooden and T-iron bars to the angle-bar.

3. In a greenhouse structure, the combination with a foundation, ofbolts let into the foundation at spaced-apart distances, a bedplate andan angle-plate upon the upper surface of said foundation and securedthereto by said bolts, a series of bar-uprights and bolts for connectingthe same at their lower ends to the vertical member of the angle-plate,an angle-bar having one part at an acute angle to the other part andhaving an intermediate flat upper surface, means for connecting the saidangle-bar to the upper ends of the series of bar-uprights, sash-barseach comprising a wooden bar and a T-iron bar with the Web of the T-ironbar let into a groove in the under surface of the wooden bar with thelower end of the wooden bar cut to rest upon the upper surface of theangle-barand the web of the T-iron bar cut through so as to rest on theflat surface of the angle-bar and the plate of the T-iron bar to passdown inside of the angle-bar, and means for securing both the wooden andT-iron bars to the angle-bar.

4:. In a greenhouse structure, the combination with a foundation, of anangle-bar having one part at an acute angle to the other and verticalpart and having an upperintermediate fiat surface, means for supportingthe same upon and above the foundation, sash-bars each having a T-ironbar with the web of the T- iron bar cut through so as to rest on thefiat surface of the angle-bar and permit the plate of the T-iron bar topass down against the inner surface of the angle-bar, and means forsecuring the said plate to the angle-bar.

5. In a greenhouse structure, the combination with a foundation, of anangle-barhaving one part at an acute angle to the other and verticalpart and having an upper intermediate flat surface, means for supportingthe same upon and above the foundation, sash-bars each having an ironbar arranged for contacting support and connection with the saidanglebar, and meansfor securing the said plate to the angle-bar.

Signed by me this 22d day of July, 1903.

CHARLES B. WEATHERED.

WVitnesses:

GEO. T. PINcKNEY, BERTHA M. ALLEN.

